Comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the United Kingdom is a sovereign state situated across from continental Europe’s north-western coast. The United Kingdom shipped US$445 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 2.8% of overall worldwide exports estimated at $15.952 trillion for the prior year 2016. From […]
Pakistan’s Top Trading Partners
May 16, 2018 by
In addition to its southern coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman, Pakistan shares land borders with China in the northeast, India to the east, Iran to the southwest and Afghanistan to the west. Pakistan shipped US$21.9 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents just 0.1% of overall […]
Italy’s Top Trading Partners
May 14, 2018 by
Nicknamed The Boot based on the country’s geographic shape, the Italian Republic is in Southern Europe sharing borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia to the north. Italy shipped US$506.3 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 3.2% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion one year earlier […]
France’s Top Trading Partners
May 13, 2018 by
Nicknamed “The Hexagon” (l’Hexagone en français) because of the country’s roughly six-sided shape, France is strategically located on the European continent. It borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east, Andorra to the South and Spain to the west. England is almost due north across the English Channel from France. France shipped US$522.8 […]
Australia’s Top Trading Partners
May 12, 2018 by
Nicknamed the Land Down Under, Australia is an island economy that strongly benefits from its close proximity to the vast markets of China and Japan which together represent 39.9% of all Australian export sales. In 2015, Australia signed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which opened tariff-free markets for agricultural, natural resources, energy and manufacturing […]
North Korea’s Top Trading Partners
May 10, 2018 by
Officially named the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, North Korea is strategically located on the north part of the Korean Peninsula near its leading trading partners including China to the west and Japan to the east. North Korea shipped US$2.9 billion worth of products around the globe in 2016. North Korea’s Top Trading Partners Below […]
Canada’s Top Trading Partners
May 9, 2018 by
Nicknamed the Great White North, the Dominion of Canada shares its busy and extensive southern land border with its largest trading partner–the United States of America. Canada shipped US$420.6 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 2.6% of overall global exported goods estimated at $15.952 trillion. From a continental […]
Germany’s Top Trading Partners
May 7, 2018 by
The world’s third-largest exporter, Germany shipped US$1.445 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That dollar figure represents roughly 9.1% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion one year earlier in 2016. About two-thirds (65.9%) of German exports by value were delivered to other European countries while 18.3% were sold to Asian […]
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